Charline Cogels

Charline is part of the Corporate and M&A team of Aramis.

In particular, she advises both national and international clients on cross-border or national mergers and acquisitions, corporate (re)structurings and various corporate law related questions.

Associate

Education

Before joining Aramis in 2023, Charline has practiced for over 5 years at the Belgian law firm Liedekerke.

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Etienne Amblard

Etienne Amblard is the partner in charge of business public law practice at Aramis. His scope of expertise covers public procurement contracts and PPPs and more generally all public law (public sector, public works and property, financial public law, etc.) and rail regulatory. He also has a strong experience in litigation (public contracts, legality of administrative decision, responsibility of public persons). He supports companies or public operators especialy in transport, energy defense, telecom and business events areas. Before joining Aramis in 2016, he previously worked for more than 10 years at Gide, where he was designated as counsel as of 2014. His professional experience  encompasses a six-month secondment within the project finance legal department  of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in 2009.

He also has  specific kills in the field of public law applicable in French Polynesia and in international context.

Aramis public law practise is recommended by Decideurs and legal 500.

Aramis is recommended for “its professionnalism, its availabiliy, its efficiency” and “its ability to bring solutions which always respond to its clients expectations and needs” (Legal 500 Paris, 2018).

Headed by the ‘very knowledgeable’ Etienne Amblard, Aramis’ two-lawyer team has strong public law contract expertise. Representing public and private sector clients, the practice is advising on major projects in the transport and telecoms sectors. It is notably assisting Tunnel Euralpin Lyon-Turin with the eponymous railway tunnel projects, as well as French Polynesia’s Post and Telecoms Office (OPT) with the awarding of the Manatua project, consisting in the setting up of an international high-capacity submarine cable system in the Pacific. Litigation is also a strong feature of the practice, which is handling several disputes. SNCF Mobilités, the City of Paris and Egis Airport Operation are clients.” (Legal 500 EMEA, 2019).

Etienne Amblard is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

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Bertrand Baheu-Derras

Bertrand Baheu-Derras is a counsel in the Corporate/M&A team of Aramis. He graduated from the Universities of Rennes and Clermont-Ferrand as well as the Washington College of Law (American University). He previously worked for the firms Hogan Lovells and Reed Smith.

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Anaël Boyer

Anaël joined the IT/IP team of Aramis in 2022, after completing her final internship. She works in both advisory and litigation matters, in particular on IT and commercial contracts, data protection, e-commerce and regulated activities.

Before joining Aramis, Anaël worked with law firms and with the French data protection authority (Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés). She is a graduate of the University of Poitiers (Master 2 in digital law and Magistère in new technologies law).

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Sarah Braïk

Sarah Braïk joined the Aramis Restructuring & Insolvency team in 2020, after completing her final internship. Her area of practice covers in out of court and/or judicial treatment of distressed companies.

She graduated from the University of Montpellier in corporate law and taxation. Prior joining Aramis, she completed internships with various business law firms and with an office of judicial administrators.

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Marion Carrega

Marion Carrega is a Counsel in the Litigation & Arbitration team of Aramis. She represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings and focuses her practice on domestic and cross border commercial disputes relating to the performance or termination of contracts, disputes involving unfair competition and corporate law litigation (post-M&A disputes, shareholder disputes, directors’ liability). She also developed a specific interest and competence in alternative dispute resolution methods (negotiation, mediation, participatory proceedings).

Before joining ARAMIS, Marion Carrega was an associate in the Litigation & Arbitration Department and in the Distribution & Competition Department of the law firm Bersay & Associés. During this period, she was also seconded to the Dispute Resolution Department of the ALSTOM Group for several months. She has previously been an in-house counsel in the legal department of the TOTAL Group for one year.

Marion Carrega is a member of the AIJA and of ArbitralWomen Association.

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Education

2012 Prestation de serment (January 2012)

2011 Paris Bar School (Ecole de formation du barreau de Paris (EFB))

2010 ESSEC Business School, Master in International Business Law and Management

2008 PARIS II University (Panthéon-Assas), Master 2 degree in European Business Law

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Alexis Chahid-Nouraï

Alexis Chahid-Nouraï is one of the three partners leading the Corporate/M&A practice of Aramis. His activities range from mergers and acquisitions deals, including by way of tender offers, to equity capital markets transactions (IPOs, equity or equity-linked securities issuances). He is also an expert of French company law or securities law questions. Prior to joining Aramis in 2010, he practiced with the Paris office of Clifford Chance as an associate between 1999 and 2004 then with the French boutique Brandford-Griffith & Associés, as an associate from 2004 to 2007 and as a partner from 2008.

Partner

Education

Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, DESS in intellectual property (1996) and master of laws, company and tax laws (1995)
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, lessons of DESS in company and tax laws (1997)

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Aurélien Condomines

Aurélien Condomines is one of the founding partners of Aramis and in charge of economic law. His practice is essentially related to antitrust law, distribution law, consumer law and customs law. He represents companies on a regular basis for the negotiation and drafting of complex contracts and, as a litigator, he represents the firm’s clients before the French and EC courts on matters in his areas of specialty. Finally, he is in charge of the firm’s compliance practice (corruption and antitrust).

Aurélien Condomines formerly worked for the firms de Pardieu Brocas Maffei in Paris, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and Morgan Lewis in Paris. He has tought legal strategy for managers in the setting of the MBA program of the HEC Business School in Paris and antitrust law at the Institute of Political Science of Lille. He has published a book on French competition law in 2014.

His distribution and competition practice at Aramis is recommended by Legal 500, GCR and Décideurs.

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Nelson Da Riba

Nelson Da Riba is the partner responsible for the tax law practice of the firm. His practice focuses on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, real estate transactions, and management packages. He also assists companies and individuals in their relationships with the French tax authorities within the context of tax rulings as well as tax audits or tax litigation.

Prior to joining Aramis in 2020, Nelson began his carreer at Gide Loyrette Nouel and then joined BDGS Associés where he became partner in 2019.

Nelson is a member of the IACF (Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux).

Partner

Education

Post-graduate degree – DJCE in Business and Tax law, Cergy-Pontoise University (2006)

Specialisation in Tax law, Montpellier University (2006)

Practice areas

Tax law

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Barbara Daudet

Barbara provides both advisory and litigation services in all areas of intellectual property. She assists international groups as well as small and medium-sized companies in various industries.

Before joining the firm in 2020, Barbara worked in the IP department of an international law firm in Paris and was also an in-house counsel in a patent valuation company. She holds a Master Degree in IP/IT law from the University Panthéon Assas.

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Aymeric de Mol

Aymeric de Mol is a partner in the Corporate/M&A team of Aramis. He mainly advises on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and stock exchange law. Aymeric assists his clients, French and foreign companies and investment funds, in external growth, restructuring and investment transactions. He has a strong expertise in international transactions.

Aymeric has developed a specific knowledge of the mobility, commodities, media and new technologies sectors.

He began his career in 2011 and previously worked at Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb and De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.

Partner

Education

Aymeric de Mol holds an LL.M. in Business Law from the University College of London, a Master’s degree in Business Law (Belgica Program) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain.

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Cédric de Pouzilhac

Cedric de Pouzilhac is heading the arbitration practice and is one of the partners in charge of the litigation practice at ARAMIS. His areas of practice cover business law disputes, in matters relating to contracts and liability, construction and industrial risk (product liability, expert proceedings, insurance), corporate law (shareholders’ disputes, post-acquisition disputes, contractual gurantees and first demand bank guarantees) as well as compliance/anti-corruption . He has developped strong expertise in Energy and Transport as well as international inheritance disputes involving trusts or foundations.

Before joining ARAMIS, Cédric was a partner at Bersay & Associés (2008). Previously, he practiced at the litigation/arbitration department of Lovells (Paris, now Hogan Lovells), and at Larroumet Pouzilhac. He is a member of the Paris Bar, the IBA and ICC France.

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Annabelle Divoy

Annabelle is senior associate specializing in Intellectual Property, with a focus on patent litigation.

She acts for clients on a range of complex domestic and cross-border litigation in various sectors (consumer goods, cosmetics, agriculture, energy, pharmaceutical industry, medical devices, chemistry) and has a strong experience in FRAND disputes in the field of mobile telecommunications. Annabelle is also experienced in both advisory and litigation matters involving trademarks, copyright and design rights.

Before joining the team in 2023, Annabelle worked six years at HRM, a Tier 1 European law boutique specialized in industrial property litigation.

Professional affiliations: AIPPI, APRAM, APEB and AAPI.

Languages: French, English.

Associate

Education

She graduated from New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Competition, Innovation & Information Law, 2016) and Université Panthéon-Assas (Master of Laws in Literary, Artistic and Industrial Property, 2014) and is a member of the Paris and New York Bars.

Practice areas

Intellectual Property

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Pierre Galmiche

Pierre GALMICHE is a counsel within the antitrust and economic law department. Pierre graduated from the Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University (M2 International Economic Governance, 2011; Magistère de Droit des Activités Economiques, 2011). He has been practicing since 2014 and joined Aramis in 2016.

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Kévyn Gillet

Kévyn Gillet joined Aramis’ public law team in 2017. He previously worked within administrative Court and several law firms including Fidal.

His scope of expertise covers all public law especially railway regulation issues, public procurement law and urban planning. He often represents companies and public entities before administrative Courts. He’s also involved in criminal issues.

He’s coauthor of a flagship publication (“jurisclasseur”) on competitive dialogue procedure.

Kévyn graduated from University Paris II – Panthéon-Assas (Master 2 in Economic public law).

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Cécile Goy

Cécile joined the Intellectual Property team in 2021. Her practice covers all areas of intellectual property, both in counseling and litigation, more specifically patent litigation.

Before joining Aramis, Cécile worked with law firms and trademark attorneys, and with the Paris Court of Appeal and the legal department of the Renault group. She is a graduate of the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas (Master 2 Industrial Property).

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Sara Helvig

Sara Helvig joined Aramis’ public law team in 2022. She previously worked in international law firms such as Clifford Chance and Baker McKenzie.

She practices in all areas of public and regulatory law. She developed a particular expertise in infrastructure regulation, especially in the energy, railway and telecommunications sectors.

Sara graduated both from the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University Paris X Nanterre. She also participated in an exchange program with the University of Chicago (USA).

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Amina Kahlal

Amina provides both advisory and litigation services, in particular on IT and commercial contracts, data protection, e-commerce and regulated activities.

Before joining the firm in 2022, Amina worked in various law firms specialising in intellectual property and information technology and as an in-house counsel in the legal department of an international company. She holds a Master’s Degree in IP/IT law from the University of Aix-Marseille.

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Constance Kassab

Constance Kassab is an associate in the Real Estate Department.

She joined the firm in 2023 after having worked for two years in the real estate department of Sekri Valentin Zerrouk (SVZ) in Paris.

She is involved in real estate transactions (acquisitions and disposals of asset and shares in real estate companies), including future state of completion, leases and asset management, real estate development, construction and real estate litigation (in particular in relation to leases and construction), for all asset classes, in particular offices, hotels and warehouses.

Constance holds a Master degree in Private law from the University Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne.

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Inès Kodia

Inès Kodia joined Aramis in 2023.

Inès is specialized in dispute resolution. She assists French and international companies, as well as their managers and shareholders, before civil and commercial courts.

She holds a Master’s degree in General Private Law from the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Master’s degree in Business Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Latin America)

Before joining Aramis, she completed several internships in French and Asian law firms (Hong Kong).

Inès is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

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Gaëtan Le Page

Gaëtan Le Page is an association within the Corporate/M&A team of the firm.

He specializes in corporate law. Gaëtan is at ease working on domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, including LBO, majority and minority investments and joint-ventures.

Prior to joining Aramis in 2021, he practiced in the same areas at Linklaters as well as in the area of listed debt and capital markets transactions.

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Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer

Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer is one of the three partners responsible for the Corporate/M&A practice of Aramis. Her professional practice mainly covers M&A, strategic alliances, fundraising (venture/growth capital, ICO) and restructuring. She also deals with all types of French Company law issues. Furthermore, Anne-Hélène has developed an industry-specific expertise in the field of strategic disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain/DLT and her sectoral expertise covers in particular financial services, asset management, IT & SaaS services, retail and mobility. Prior to joining Aramis, she worked in the Paris, London and New York offices of Clifford Chance where she started her career in 2003, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, and de Gaulle Fleurance & Associés as a partner from 2015. Professional memberships: IBA, Cercle Montesquieu and ADAN (Association pour le Développement des Actifs Numériques).

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Education

French Juris Doctor (Magistère), with Certificate in Domestic and International Business law, Rennes I University (1997)

Masters of Laws in International Business legal studies (LL.M.), Exeter University, U.K. (1998)

International Business law postgraduate degree (DJCE) and Legal Management of Business Organizations postgraduate degree (DESS), Aix-Marseille III University (1999-2000)

French Barrister Certificate, Paris Bar School (2002)

Masters of Laws in Business legal studies (M&A and Contracts) (LL.M.), NYU School of Law, U.S.A. (2009)

Management Control, Finance & Accounting Analysis postgraduate degree, ESSEC (Paris Business School) (2012)

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Léa Lorentz

Léa Lorentz joined the Corporate/M&A team of Aramis in 2021 after having completed her final internship.

Léa assists our clients in their M&A and private equity transactions as well as for any specific company law issues.

Léa holds a Master’s degree in banking and financial law from the University of Strasbourg. Prior to joining Aramis, she completed internships in business law firms and in a French bank of international renown?

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Benjamin May

Benjamin May is one of the founding partners of ARAMIS. His professional practice covers regulatory work, intellectual property, information technology, e-commerce and data protection. His practice also includes commercial contracts and litigation. Benjamin has a particular focus in the field of life sciences and in the financial services sector.

He graduated from the University of Paris XI and the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe). He previously worked for the law firms Gide, both in Budapest and Paris, and de Pardieu Brocas & Maffei in Paris. He speaks French and English. Benjamin teaches Information technology law at the Paris graduated school of management (ESCP-Europe) and is a frequent speaker in conferences in his areas of expertise. Professional memberships: INTA, EPLAW, ITECHLAW, APRAM, AIPPI and ADAN.

Partner

Education

2006: Co-founder of Aramis

2001-2005: De Pardieu Brocas Maffei (Paris)

1998-2001: Gide Loyrette Nouel (Budapest and Paris)

Graduate of the Master of Law (corporate law and tax) of the University of Paris XI (1997)

Paris Graduate School of Management (ESCP Europe, 1996)

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Raphaël Mellerio

Raphaël Mellerio is one of the three partners in charge of the corporate/mergers and acquisitions practice at Aramis. His main activities relate to mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures. He also represents companies on a regular basis in the setting up of complex agreements in the field of franchising and industrial transactions. Finally, he deals with certain issues of economic law and international commercial law. Raphaël Mellerio is one of the founding partners of Aramis in 2006. He formerly worked for the firm Clifford Chance in London and Paris, where he spent 10 years and became counsel in 2003.

The Mergers & Acquisitions practice of Aramis is recommended by Legal 500, Decideurs and Option Finance..

Raphaël Mellerio is described as “a very involved lawyer, with an excellent reputation“, “extremely reactive” and “pragmatic“, “who perfectly understands how large groups work“. Raphaël is also mentioned in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in France for the M&A practice.

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Education

University of Paris XI, DEA in contract law – 1994
University of Edinburgh, LLM – 1993
Institut Supérieur d’Interprétation et de Traduction (Paris) – Diploma in translation and interpretation – 1992
University of Paris XI, Master of laws – 1992

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Frédéric Milcamps

Frédéric Milcamps is the partner responsible for the labour law practice of the firm. He has extensive experience assisting clients in connection with all aspects of labour law in particular with regard to workforce restructurings (including economic dismissal in the frame of social plans), mergers/acquisitions and outsourcings, as well as with the implementation of  profit sharing plans. He also has an extensive practice in relation to the hiring and termination of senior executives. Finally, Frédéric Milcamps has a daily practice of labour law litigation.

Frédéric Milcamps was admitted at the Paris Bar in 1996. He has previously worked within the labour law departments of Latham & Watkins and Davis Ward Philips & Vineberg. He cofounded the DMS law firm where he was partner from 2006 to 2011.

Frédéric MILCAMPS is member of AVOSIAL (employment lawyer association) and of IBA.

Partner

Education

  • Institute of Comparative Law – 1995
  • DESS in Business Law – 1994
  • Master in Business Law – 1993

 

Practice areas

Employment law

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Vincent Pellier

Vincent Pellier is the partner in charge of the Restructuring & Insolvency department of Aramis. He is regularly involved in out of court and/or judicial treatment of distressed companies, including litigation with regards to pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings. Prior to joining Aramis in 2017, Vincent was associate at Bredin Prat and then counsel at Willkie Farr Paris. Vincent also gained a specific experience by practicing at insolvency trustees’ offices. Vincent has published various articles in INSOL Europe, Option Finance, Stratégie Finance Droit and gives lectures on bankruptcy law related matters. Vincent is a member of the Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises (ARE) and of the Association Française des Fiduciaires (AFF).

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2007, Vincent holds a degree in business law from Université Parix IX – Dauphine (2004) and a master in advanced study from Oxford Brookes University (2002).

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Emeline Peltier

Emeline Peltier is a partner at Aramis, in charge of the Real Estate Department.

Emeline Peltier works on complex and high value-added real estate transactions, both in France and abroad. She advises key players in the real estate sector, in particular French and international investment funds, asset managers, hotel and nursing home operators, and users as lessees.

Emeline offers a full service real estate practice and is involved in real estate transactions (acquisitions and disposals of assets and shares in real estate companies), including future state of completion, leases and asset management, real estate development, construction and real estate litigation (in particular in relation to leases and construction), for all asset classes, in particular offices, hotels and warehouses.

Before joining Aramis in 2023, Emeline Peltier was a partner at SVZ. She had previously worked at Mayer Brown (2003-2005), Salans (now Dentons) (2005-2013) and Olswang (2013-2017).

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David Roche

David is Partner in the IT/IP team of Aramis. He works in both advisory and litigation matters, in particular on information technologies and regulatory matters. Before joining Aramis in 2011 David worked with various law firms and with Arkema’s legal department. He is a postgraduate from Aix-Marseille (Master 2 in business and tax law) and Montpellier (Master 2 in contract law) Universities.

David is a member of AIJA and ADAN, and speaks French, English and Italian.

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Salomé Saada

Salomé Saada joined the Tax team in 2020, after completing her final internship. She notably advises companies in transactional tax matters and individuals in wealth tax matters.

Salomé holds a Master degree in Tax law from the University Panthéon-Assas. Prior joining the firm Aramis, she completed internships with several business law firms as well as with companies’ tax departments.

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Leo Zerr

Leo Zerr joined the Litigation & Arbitration team of Aramis in 2023. He advises French and international clients on all aspects of dispute resolution.

Leo acts in litigation before civil and commercial courts, as well as in international arbitration, in complex commercial disputes including the areas of contract law and corporate law.

He holds a master’s degree in international and European Disputes from the University of Paris-Nanterre and a Maîtrise in French and German Business Law from the same university. Before joining Aramis, Leo interned in several business law firms in France and abroad. Leo is native in French and German and fluent in English.

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